Study of diversity of mineral-forming bacteria in sabkha mats and sediments of mangrove forest in Qatar.

ABSTRACT: The involvement of microorganisms in carbonate minerals and modern dolomite formation in evaporitic environments occupied with microbial mats (i.e., sabkha) and in mangrove forests is evidenced, while its potential diversity requires further elucidation. Microorganisms can create supersaturated microenvironments facilitating the formation of various carbonate minerals through specific metabolic pathways. This is particularly important in arid environments, where deposition and sedimentary structures can occur. This study investigated the biodiversity of halophilic, heterotrophic, and aerobic mineral-forming bacteria in mangrove forests and living and decaying mats of Qatari sabkha. The diversity study was performed at the protein level using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry protein profiles com

SUBMITTER: Farhat TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470404 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature